Functional Group Chemistry

Question 1

Pka of alcohol

Answer 1

15.5-18

Question 2

In alcohol what is the hybridisation go alcohols

Answer 2

Sp3

Question 3

List the order of alcohols

Answer 3

Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Phenol

Question 4

As homologous series increases the melting point and boiling point….

Answer 4

Increase

Question 5

As alkyl group increases the acidity increases/ decreases

Answer 5

Decreases

Question 6

Do halogens increase or decrease acidity

Answer 6

Increase

Question 7

Cyclohexanol vs phenol

What is a salt

Answer 7

Cyclohexanol

Question 8

Cyclohexanol vs phenol

Which is aromatic

Answer 8

Phenol

Question 9

How do yo make alcohol

Answer 9

Ferment starch

Question 10

To make complex alcohols

Answer 10

Hydrate Alkenes
Hydrolyse alkyl halides
Reduce aldehyde ketones

Question 11

To make esters

Answer 11

Fischer esterification
Condensation process
Acid catalysted

Question 12

Is acid/base catalysed reversible

Answer 12

Acid

Question 13

Are phenols planar

Answer 13

Yes

Question 14

What does the OH group on phenols allow for

Answer 14

Allows for h bond to other phenols/water

Question 15

What does the h bonding in phenols allow for

Answer 15

Increases mp / bp

Increase solubility in water

Question 16

in haloalkanes, the electrophiles will react due to the electron poor C which is attacked by what

Answer 16

nucelophile

Question 17

how do you prepare an halokalkanes

Answer 17

free rad subs
e- add
halogenation of alchol
halogenation to alkene